Judge Garaufis puts his foot down: "Considering the offense conduct and Bronfman's belief in Raniere's work, [a condition] is necessary to ensure that Bronfman does not associate with any Nxivm-affiliated person or place, including family members […] The Condition is intentionally broad."

The decision: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/7510957/1278/united-states-v-raniere/

In brief: Judge Garaufis has made a strongly worded response denying Clare Bronfman's request for him to specify (and potentially narrow) a list of NXIVM members she is banned from associating with when she will be on supervised release.

The exact wording of that condition:

The Defendant shall not associate in person, through mail, electronic mail or telephone with any individual with an affiliation to Executive Success Programs, Nxivm, DOS or any other Nxivm-affiliated organizations; nor shall the defendant frequent any establishment, or other locale where these groups may meet pursuant, but not limited to, a prohibition list provided by the Probation Department.

Garaufis first states that the condition is justified:

For over a decade, Bronfman used her wealth and social status as the heir to the Seagram's fortune to fund and promote a purported selfhelp enterprise, Nxivm, led by Keith Raniere. Bronfman recruited and secured immigration status for numerous individuals so that they could work in one or more Nxivm-affiliated organizations, and she engaged in unlawful surveillance and investigation of perceived enemies of Raniere and Nxivm-including her own father. […] These and other facts led the court to conclude that an above-Guidelines sentence and certain special conditions of supervised release were necessary to provide just punishment, promote respect for the law, and address the court's concern that Bronfman "continues to stand by Raniere and believe in his work, even as he stands convicted of heinous conduct."

But further, Garaufis clarifies that he described a very broad class in her non-association condition, and that he did so intentionally:

Considering the offense conduct and Bronfrnan's belief in Raniere's work, the breadth of Condition Four is necessary to ensure that Bronfman does not associate with any Nxivm-affiliated person or place, including family members. If there is a particular Nxivm-affiliated person with whom Bronfman would like to associate, she is free to bring that request to the attention of the court and Probation.

I believe it is noteworthy how unequivocal Garaufis is with regard to severing Bronfman's connections with the rest of the NXIVM flock, and how he is putting the onus on Bronfman to ask for permission before any possible contact with the rest of NXVIM.

Unpacking why the condition is so severe: previously, Garaufis put a condition on Bronfman's bail that banned her contacts with higher-ranking members of NXIVM. That bit of leniency opened the loophole that allowed for low-level Nxian Suneel Chakravorty to visit Bronfman at her apartment while also making contact with Raniere (both under his own name and under an alias), and it has led to several headaches at the Bureau of Prisons.